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Music in the Churches
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Kfc '.'l No More Be They Light by
Day," Woodward; Offertory, "Adag.
io," Symphony 11, Wldor; So\p, "He
tl.Ht DweUeth in the Secret Place of
t'.e Most High," ffi. 8. Homer, by Mr.
Button; .Postlude, "Postlude in F,"
2.tnu.:gre.
livening— "Praeludium," Gordan
JUlrh • Nevln; "Cradle Song," Lacey;
Autlu:n,. "O Love the Lord," Gor
■ ln J'alch Nevln;. Offertory, "Can
tiquc,'' Strang; Anthem, "The Day is
< Sinking to a Close;" Postlude,
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SATURDAY EVENING, t . ' ' {." HABJRISBtJRO g@jjftl TELEGRAPH] I JANUARY 26, 1918.
Music in the Churches
CHRIST LUTHERAN
Morning—Prelude, "Meditation,"
Sturges; Contralto Solo, "O Morning
Land," E. H. Thelltts, Mrs. J. Whist
ler; Offertory, "Adoration," Meale;
Anthem, "Mighty Jehovah," arranged
by L. O. Emerson, from Bellini;
Postlude, "Marcha Rellgiosa," M." f\
Paulkes.
Evening Prelude, "Allegretto
Giocoso," Marshall; Trio, "The Night
is Far Spent," Thomas Hertlett, Mrs.
Feeer, Miss Margaret Wilson, Miss
Esther Harpell; Offertory, "Even
ing," . Lee; Anthem, ""Like as A
Father," G. W. Marston; Postlude,
"March," Kreider.
STACCATO NOTES
The most popular patriotic songs
at. present are "Over There," and
"Keep the Home Fires Burning."
Harrisburg's favorites are "Keep the
Kettle Boiling" and "Make the Side
walks Safe For Democracy.'
The Chicago Opera Association
began its New York enagement last
Wednesday evening with "Monna
Vanna," with Mary Garden and
Lucien Muratore in the cast.
While Willie's father was enter
taining the guests by singing, " 'Tis
Love That Makes the World Go
'Round' Willie retired behind a
screen with his father's half-Bmokecf
cigar.
When the applause subsided one
of the guests noticed that Willie was
looking far from well.
"Good gracious, Willie! What's the
matter?" cried his mother. "I believe
you've been smoking,"
" Taint that," replied the pallid
Willie, "if what father's been singin'
about is true, I—l reckon- I'm in
love."
The Harrisburg Organists' Asso
ciation gave an excellent recital on
Thursday evening. This Is a forward
movement. Let there be no back
pedalling.
"I hear the composer of that new
comic opera has just undergone a
terrible operation."
"What was it?'
'"His second act was cut out."
In the New York Sun appeared re
cently "There is no singing so bad
that it will not receive hearty ap
plause in the Metropolitan Opera
House, and not necessarily by the
claque. The descent in public taste
in the last ten years has been some
thing lamentable." Here is the con
fession of an eminent critic that lie
has been a poor teacher of public
taste.
NO ATTEMPT TO
OUR MUSICAL
The great masses of people the
world over are music hungrv and
that has I..creased the privations and
iihrest caused by war conditions.
Music nourishes and soothes in a
way that mere food cannot; yet
there are some who say the prac->
tice of economy should exclude ex
penditures for music.
By a vote of 30 to 12, it has been
decided to continue the wor'c of the
municipal orchestra at Brighton,
England. The existence of this or
chestra has been threatened on more
than one occasion by those members
of the council whose one obejet is to
reduce the tax rate. It is therefore
a cause of satisfaction to learn that
the majority see that there is a
seeming economy which is false
economy, and that to strangle any
of tho ail too few influences at work
satisfying the musical hunger among
the masses would be a poor policy.
In this respect Russia was not so
far behind tho times. Gabrilowitsch
says "Music in Russia has been "up
ported by the masses for fifty *,*ear3,
therefore as the country grows more
and more democratized, still larger
masses hitherto shut off from spirit
ual pleasures will be able to take
part in them.'
In this country the demand for
r-iore and more music by the masses
is becoming intensified. In the cities
the present opportunities for hear
ing music are leaving the whole
population until we are earning the
right to be called a musical people.
In the country districts the hunger
is there. With the increased pros
perity of our rural citizens there is
a greater purchasing of musi.i and
all kinds of musical instrumertts. It
would be surprising to see the good
ly proportion of talking machine and
record sales that are made to those
living on farms or in small towns,
and this is having its effect educa
tionally. Only the other day a young
woman in a letter in the "readers'
corner" of a weekly newspaper spoke
cf the loneliness of the winter in u
"Don't you love our song, 'The
Star-Spangled Banner?' "
"I do, ' replied Senator Sorghum.
"Then why don't you join in the
chorus?"
"My friend, the way for me to
show real affection for a song is not
to try to sing it."—Washington Star.
Thfre are still some American
artists using foreign names, spme of
them "made in Germany."
"That guy Stradivarius must be a
wonder," remarked the Lowbrow.
"He was the greatest violin maker
of all time, ' replied the Man of Cul
ture.
"X don't doubt it. I see where a
man paid $6,000 for one of his old
second-hand fiddles. Just think what
it must have been worth when it was
new!"
Tour patriotism is not revealed in
what you sing but in the way you
sing It.
Some futurist music that will be
popular this year—*-the robin's song.
What has become of the Keystone
course?
A refined American woman, pretty
well on in years, and very hard of
hearing was visiting some of the less
frequented parts of the Highlands of
Scotland. She decided to go to
church, and arrived a little early
and took a scat pretty well up in
front. Pretty soon one of the deacons
arrived and observing the womans'
ear trumpet gave her some suspicious
looks, and had visions of the meet
ing being disturbed. Presently, on
the arrival of other deacons an ex
cited meeting was held and it was
decided to Appoint a committee ot
one to warn the old lady. The com
mittee was a man of few words and
he went up to the unoffending 'vic
tim and shaking his linger under her
noso said: "Wan toot, an' yer oot."
rural district where she lived, and
wroto "I would be pleased if some
one would advise mo if It is possible
for one who knotrs something of
"Yi? c to learn to P ,R y the violin
without a teacher. I am very fond
or music and would like to take up
the study of the violin."
The persistent demand for more
and better music by the masses, is
confirmation of Herbert Spencer's
assertion that music is th fine art
which, more than any other art, min
isters to the human welfare.
SACKED CANTATA
of the- Stat.' Street
H." I Church will render
" Easter, the Beautiful
S ll ' Is tho first time the
J as ever sung- in the city
< e Bec ° nd time in this state. The
femor t" 1 ?? r lit ß i direction of Pro
fessor T. H. ITavies. Hiss Morris
Sv tv.l V'lt l o .s wiU be
w.it° wlnßr: Mfss Badtoff and
alto- T 8 2P ra t nos : Mrs. Shaefter,
?i ' ™ if - Navies, son of Pro
u sao , r J' P- Bavies, who is one of
U, a "J Bbur * 8 , st singers, will slug
the tenor solos, and Mr. Stotz, bass.
7RO organists jikct
The next meeting of the organ
win hi * i®, , Ha fi" lsl) urg Association
will be held in Market Square Pres
byterian Church, Thursday evening
February 7th, at 8 o'clock.
Several matters of importance will
e presented at that time for discus
sion. All members and others who
have signified their intention of
Joining are urged to attend.
PARTY FOR RKO CItOSS
Columbia, Pa., Jan. 26.—A chil
dren s party given under the aus
iss Isa J ameison, netted
*5 6.30 which was turned over to Co
lumbia Chapter of the Red Cross.
PCDDLER DROPS DEAD
Columbia, Pa., Jan. 26.—Levi
Brady, a puddler, who had started to
work as a labor in the old Columbia
rolling mill, dropped dead several
minutes after he had begun work
and while talking: to a boy near him.
Heart disease was the cause of death"
UEI CROSS AUXILIARIES
IM FLOURISHING COimiTIOK
Report* of various auxiliaries given
at s mectine of the board of directors
of the Red Cross, in the Public li
brary, last night, showed that the
work of the organisation is in a flour
lshinß condition and that much good
has been done by the workers in the
past year.
Special work by the Civilian Relief
Division, under the chairmanship of
Mrs. William 1. Tjaubenstein, has been
very satlsfacory. Many soldiers' and
sailors' dependants have been aided
through this division.
m,AK for proii rumour
Plans for waging an intensive etitti
pniffn will be dlscusr-ed at a meeting:
of the Dry Federation here, February
™ >r will be by the
W. G. T. U- to take boost: from the
state.
POST 58 HONORS DKAD
Services in memory or those mem
bers who died during 1917 were held
by Post BR, (i. .4. rt., in the GL A. R.
Hall, 2S North Third street, last
night. The memorial address was
given by the Uev. Dr. Robert BagnelL
pastor of Grace Methodist Church, and
the program was given by members
of Grace Church,
TEI,LS STORY OP 1 rtAO
Lieutenant G. W. Danforth. T7. &
N., told the story of the flag and Il
lustrated the use of various emblems
and ensigns In a talk to children at
the Public Library this afternoon. He
showed various signals and customs
m an interesting way.
TO SBJID XO MORE IJEJ
. The County Board wfll send no
mere men to make trp deficiencies
Until order* axe received from the
Wax XleparLmemt.
Harry M. Brown, IST7 Boas street,
has obtained the Paxtang Board's
consent to go t® camp. He said he
■was tired of waiting." Joseph a.
Bomgardner, a bricklayer, Wtn leave
Monday for sea-vice at Sati Antonio,
MEI.TTNG rt.IT
Men and women Who sacrificed lit
tle trinkets, odd* and ends, will be
gratified to learn that a total of
?240.:i has boen earned by the Red
Cross melting pot to date,. A check
for $172.6,1 was recently received
from the United States Mint by J£. G.
Hoover, jewrter., wnder whose careful
supervision the odds and ends were
gathered end sent to Washington. The
melting pot to
headquarters.
IH.-A-T. CLASS TO
LEAD IN SINGING
Young Men of the Pine Street
Sunday School Will Take
Part in Song Service
The Hick-A-Thrift Class of the i
Tine Street Presbyterian Church Sun
day School will lead the song serv
ice at the close of the Sunday eve
ning church service. The service will
be in the lobby of the Boyd Memo
rial Building in South street. It is
a gathering of men and women old
and young who Informally meet
about the big open fireplace to sing
the old familiar songs of this and
other days. Any of the old heart J
songs that are desired will be sung. '
The service will begin at 8.45 o'clock.
The class will have a portion of
its orchestra to lead in the singing
and a number of selections will bo
given. The orchestra is now com
posed of the following members:
Piano, Garret S. Fall; clarinet, How
ard Jones, Balph Sweger; violin,
Blair Smith, Chester Malick, Levi
Bolton; second violin, S. B. Sweger;
trombone, Leon Simonetti; cornet,
William A. Batdorf. The chorister is
Stanley Neidhamer. The regular class
session will be held in the Boyd
Building on Sunday afternoon at 1.30
o'clock.
Music in the Churches
MESSIAH LUTHERAN
Morning Prelude, "Communion
in B Flat," Batiste; OlTertory, "Ca
priecio," Leniaigre! Anthem, "Bles
sed are the Merciful," Hiles;, Post-]
lude, "Allegretto," Capocei.
Evening—-Prelude, "Prelude in G,"
Calkins; Anthenj, "As the Hart
Panteth," Greene; Offertory, "Ber
ceuse," Spinney; Quartet, "Keep the
Home-Fires Burning," Novello;
Postlude, "festival March," Stark.
GRACE METHODIWT
Morning—Organ, "Offertoire in E
Minor," Batiste; Quartet, ."The Trees
and the Master," Protlieroe; Anthem,
"The Radiant Morn Hath Passed
Away" Woodward; Organ, "Prelude
and Fugue In C Major," Bach.
Evening Organ, (a) "Prelude
Heroique," Faulkes; (b) "Cradle
Song In D Flat," Dickinson; Contral
to Solo, "My Task," Ashford, Mrs.
Fager; Organ. "Consolation," Men
delssohn; Anthem, "The Day Thou
Gavest," Woodward; Organ, "Finale
in D Flat," Franck.
REFORMED, SALEM
Morning—Offertory (No 4 in G)
Lefebure Wely; Soprano Solo, "I
Will Lift Up Mine Eyes," Adolf
Frey, Mrs. C. W. Myers; Duet, for
Contralto and Baritone, "He That
Sowetli Little," Sliepperd, Miss Cas
set, Mr. Cassel; "Marche," Rollins.
Evening "Sunset Moditation,"
Biggs; Trio, "Thy Way Not Mine, O,
Lord," Foote, Miss Myers, Miss Cas-
Etel, Mr. Cassel; Postlude in A Minor,
Colborn. .*
MARKET SQ. I'RESBYTEMAN
Morning—Prelude, "Communion in
E Minor, Batiste; Anthem, "Saviour,
Source of Every Blessing, Newgat;
Offertory, "Meditation," Flagler;"
Postlude, "Fughetta," Laniaigre.
Evening—Prelude, "Pastoral .Opus
56," Merked; "First Moonlight,"
Kunder; Offertory, "Elevation" A
Flat, Glilmant; Anthem, "Father,
Keep Us In Thy Care," Sullivan-
Hodges; Postlude, "Postlude in F,
Stern.
ST. STEPHEN'S EPISCOPAL
Morning—"Venite," Elvey; "Te
Deurn," Carpenter; "Bene-dlctus,"
Heath cote; Anthem, "Blessed are the
Merciful," Hlles.
Evening—-"Magnificat," Barnby;
"Nunc Dimlttis," Barnby; Anthem,
"Lead Me, Lord," Wesley; Organ,
"Andante," Golterman; Anthem,
"Love Divine," Marks.
KERRY ST. IT. B. CHURCH
Morning—Anthem, "And the Glory
of the Lord," chorus from Handel's
"Messiah." *
Evening Anthem, "Sleepers
Wake, A Voice is Calling," from
Mendelssohn's "St Paul."
DIl. T. K. BLAIR HEADS
ACADBMV OK HKDICIIfE
Dr. Thomas E. Blair was last night
elected president of the Academy of
Medicine at a meeting of ttlte mem
bers. The vice-presidents are Dr. it.
F. I* JlidgeWay and Dr. G. I a vert y;
secretary and treasurer, ur. Park E.
Dcckard; social and scientific commit
tee. Dr. H. M. Farnsler; committee on
admissions. Dr. J. B. Hileman and Dr.
A. Z. Ilitzmau; trustee. Dr. John M.
Baunlck. The latter was to address
the meeting, but was too ill to appear.
PttlCE I.ISTS soon BJ?\DT
The first price list of foods, as ad
justed by the grocers of Harriljrg
and Donald McCormick, acting tor
the food conservation organization,
will likely be isued next Tuesday. One
has been made up and is now In the
hands of the State Administrator In
Philadelphia.
tLltl TO SOOUTMAJTEKS
Scoutmasters and assistants gath
ered last night to hear a H. Parka
and J. H. Stine ten about the work
at a bimonthly meeting held In St.
Andrew's Episcopal Chjirch. The bulk
of the evening was elevated to ex
plaining the necessity of boosting- the
thrift stamps. and a lot of literature
on the subject was distributed.
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PASSING THE CENSOR
By JOHN W. PHILLIPS
A church cjioir can be like a happy
family. It can also resemble Don
neybrook Fair or the Battle of the
Boyne. It can make two troubles
grow where only one grew before:
and it can make several troubles
where there werje hon before. A
choir of this kind has not much mu*
sical value, because it lacks real
unity or one-ness of spirit, and it is
a lucky organization indeed if, on
Sundays it is able to pass the cen
sorship of the congregation. The
members of such a choir are so
charged with feeling for each other
that they haven't any left for the
music. Why is this, and how can it
be overcome?
Various persons, some competent
and some not, have given various an
swers and solutions to the ever
present problem. One solution is to
have just one soloist, who shall also
lead the hymn singing. In the first
plae*! no matter how good the singer,
it would become monotonous Sunday
after Sunday. Then agraln, one voice
is an utter fatlure frying to lead a
decent-sized congregation. Also, this
arrangement would close the path of
development to any of the musical
young people of the congregation.
Another solution is to engage a
mixed quartet of solo voices. This
still bars the young people from ac
tive participation and development
musically. Neither Is a quartet al
ways realy effective in leading the
congregational singing. And it is
ways really effective n leading the
solo voices can be found that/blend
artistically and' effectively. Also, a
quartet is limited in power—and if
good taste is used, can only render
with success the smaller forms of
church music, and must leave out
music that calls for broad, big ef
fects, demanding majesty and power.
Also many solo singers are not good
ensemble singers, because they can
not adapt their tonal quality, or will
not sacrifice their solo quality to bet
ter the blending of the whole.
Volunteering CHortiae*
Another solution is the strictly
voluhteer chorus. This gives *a
chance to all the young people, but
the trouble is, everybody is a solo
fringe" and soon lets. the director
know it. He soon finds hl.r.self with
so much wonderful material .that he
first Imagines, he is leading a celes
tial chorus. When his illusion has
passed away he goes home and ties a
wet towel aboilt his whlrriYig head
and takes oft a collar that has sud
denly become too tight. He realizes
that his musical education ha just
begun, and the beginning Jarred him.
Another solution, and the best, is
tho combination ot solo quartet And
Volunteer chorus.
There is no misunderstanding- about
the solo work. The young people get
their opportunity musically. There is
scarcely any limit to the Class of
music that can he rehearsed and ren
dered effectively. The members of
the quartet act as leaders of each
section of the chorus, thus giving the
others instruction and confidence. The
quartet singers should also Inspire
musically as well as serving as mod
els of religious deportment. To-day
then, this combination is considered
the most satisfactory by far for the
church service; and It can be deve!'-
oped to a high state of efficiency and
become a vital and desirable factor
In any religious service.
A combination of this kind can
carry the hymns along with a power
and ferver that compels ready and
sincere response from the congrega
tion.
What about the different audiences
that assemble every Sunday? Do
they know good chorus singing, or
do they only know when "attacks"
are po<l <r lna? Do they nppreciate
the Job of the musical pilot? The
minister has had a (college education
and special training for his, work.
Well, they argue, hasn't the musical
director had special training, too?
Now, they think theyv'e got you!
Yes, the director has had special
training, or should have had (some
have not), but the young folks he is
trying to direct have not. They are
not trained musicians. They are oft
times raw recruits; at best they are
volunteers, and the choir loft Is their
college of choir training. To make
those younk folks phrase well, sing
forward tone, sing with precision,
rbythm. accent, unance nn<l d> namlc,
with controlled tone, good articula
tion. fervor and sincerity. Is a man's
job.
If he Is a wise leader he will de
velop the minds of his musical fam
ily with brier, helpful talks on the
musical problems that arise. There
should be a unified Idea of express
ing a wortl or phrase. All the sing
ers cannot get the Idea unless the
director explains the Idea. It Is not
enough to say sing Soft or lng loud.
The chorus should know why they do
thia. It will help their tone quality
and create the right tonal atmos
phere.
lams 1* M*ate
Ideas exist In music as well as In
ptcachlng. The right director will
recognize the moral and spiritual
\ alue In teaching the younger folks
who come under his tutelage. The
right director will be sincere, pains
taking, patient and sympathetic. The
right director will love the Work of
teaching In this way; the other kind
of director has no business in the
work of the church. The right di
rector will recognize the fact that
he must pass the censorship of his
own conscience; that he is Just as
iruch a responsible teacher for good
as the minister. Everybody is a
teacher. We are all siiently meas
ured by those with whom we come in
contact, and we in turn silently
measure them. Everybody has an in
fluence of some sort, whether it sug
gests good, bad or indifference. We
all imitate and are imitated. The
world is full of poor teachers. That
is why we are having war. Indlvid-
Mnllr we trust imrove out' teaching.
Nations must Improve their teaching.
By teaching others we teach our
selves. We grow according to the
way we teach. This applies to music
Just as effectively as to anything
else. The church is no place for the
musical director who is tremendously
more Interested in his salary and the
music itself than In the young people
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Little School Girls Unite
to Aid Red Cross Work
Gettysburg, Pa., Jan. 26.—Gettys
bury lays claim to having the young
est body of Red Cross workers. This
is the United Service Club, compos
ed of school girls about 11 years
old, who are banded together under
the direction of Mrs. Charles Hart
man and are actively engaged in
lending their aid In the way of knit
ting. Ruther Reaser is the president
and Dorothy Remmel the secretary.
■who com® under his influence. The
churches who hire opera singers,
solely because of their voices, at a
big salary, to do their singing for
them, and do not take into account
their young couple; the moral and
spiritual effect on those within and
without; the creating at least of
some of its own music—are neglect
ing woefully a duty In church mu
sical development that has already
been deeply felt, but not always ob
served or acted upon. Let the chorus
choir be encouraged. Let good music
be encouraged. Let us nave more
capable and sincere musical directors
in the great work of the church, and
finally let us all be better teachers.